The Ultimate Green Gift

Make a donation to an environmental group on behalf of a friend or family member. It’s the ultimate eco gift.

FOR COOL KIDS

• WWF -- Canada’s Panda Store Adopt a threatened species. The recipient gets a drawstring bag made of recycled plastic, a stuffed toy of the adopted animal plus info on the critter.
• Oceana’s “Eat a Cookie, Save the Oceans” -- Adopt one of six endangered sea creatures. The recipient gets a cookie-cutter in the shape of the chosen creature (the octopus is very cool) plus a sugar-cookie recipe.

FOR GREEN GROWN-UPS

• The David Suzuki Foundation -- A gift membership includes an information kit, a David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge magnet and a one-year subscription to the foundation’s newsletter, Finding Solutions.
• Environmental Defence -- The acclaimed organization that was the fi rst in Canada to blow the whistle on bisphenol A. Give its Gift of Green and help every Canadian have clean air, clear water and healthy food.
• Greenpeace has been fighting to save the planet since 1971. You can help by buying shirts, tote bags and reusable eco-timber chopsticks.
• Nature Conservancy of Canada will send a card of your choice. All cards are printed on 100 percent post-consumer stock using vegetable-based inks. Click on “How To Help” followed by “Tribute Gift.”
• Sierra Club of Canada -- Support Sierra Club of Canada by shopping at cangive.ca or rebateacause.com. Access dozens of online stores and up to 15 percent of your purchase will support Sierra at no extra cost to you.
• Toronto and Region Conservation Authority -- Give a gift of clean water. TRCA works to clean the water in the GTA by constantly monitoring water quality and acquiring precious green space.